Under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, local liaisons are required to identify students experiencing homelessness. Collecting data on students in temporary housing provides an opportunity for district liaisons to assess their implementation of the McKinney-Vento Act. Data also provides critical information that can be used to assess the educational development of students experiencing homelessness and design interventions that support learning to ensure academic success. This webinar will provide an opportunity to learn about data sources, the data verification process, and the role of the Student Information Repository System (SIRS) in the data collection process and reporting of students experiencing homelessness. (Please invite your District’s Data Coordinator to participate in this webinar with you.)

 

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

 

• Identify the importance of collecting data and types of data sources for students in temporary housing.

• Describe the role of the Office of Information and Reporting - - Services in the collection of data on students in temporary housing.

• Summarize the data collection and reporting process as it relates to students in temporary housing.

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